# State Wildlife Grants (15.634)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

State Wildlife Grants is run by Department of the Interior. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $326 million in 1,031 grants, about $316,647 per award.

## Objectives

The primary purpose of the State Wildlife Grant (SWG) Program is to help State, Territory, and District of Columbia fish and wildlife agencies design and implement strategic, proactive conservation programs. Formula SWG Program funds, pooled with recipient matching resources, enable these recipients to identify, study, and conserve species deemed most in need of conservation. Competitive SWG Program funds and matching resources typically support large-scale conservation projects involving many partners. Proactive approaches to species conservation help grant recipients, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and other conservation partners avoid more prescriptive Federal regulatory requirements associated with listing under the Endangered Species Act. A core principle of the SWG Program is the utilization of effective partnerships demonstrating cooperation and leveraging of resources to achieve shared conservation goals benefiting recipient-identified species of greatest conservation need.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $62.7 million | 276 |
| 2022 | $69.6 million | 291 |
| 2023 | $65.1 million | 281 |
| 2024 | $62.4 million | 243 |
| 2025 | $66.7 million | 230 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | Texas | $20.0 million |
| Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | Florida | $14.4 million |
| California Department of Fish & Wildlife | California | $13.8 million |
| Alaska Department of Fish & Game | Alaska | $13.6 million |
| State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources | Hawaii | $13.3 million |
| Department of Natural Resources Illinois | Illinois | $9.1 million |
| Department of Natural Resources | Michigan | $9.0 million |
| Game and Fish, Arizona Dept of | Arizona | $8.5 million |
| Department of Environmental Conservation New York | New York | $8.3 million |
| Department of Natural Resources | Georgia | $8.3 million |
| Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife | Washington | $8.2 million |
| North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission | North Carolina | $8.2 million |
| Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources | Virginia | $7.6 million |
| Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | Minnesota | $7.6 million |
| Colorado Department of Natural Resources | Colorado | $7.2 million |
| Natural Resources, Ohio Department of, Division of Wildlife | Ohio | $7.2 million |
| State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife | Oregon | $7.1 million |
| Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | Wisconsin | $6.9 million |
| Natural Resources South Carolina Department | South Carolina | $6.4 million |
| New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | New Jersey | $6.0 million |